Jane Milton

We are a national network for food businesses and people interested in working with food businesses….

We operate mainly on the internet though we do organise or partner with other groups regionally to organise speakers, workshops, surgeries and to share costs at exhibitions.

There are a great mix of people on our network from start up manufacturers to multi-nationals, packaging designers, suppliers, logistics companies, scientists and food departments from universities. We have hundreds of years of expertise and experience between us so someone nearly always knows the answer to your query, or knos someoen who will!

There is so much info out there it is often hard to find the bit you need - but if you can ask the question there will be someone on the network who can direct you. it can save you hours of searching and you can be more confident too about a recommendation from someone in yoru network. if you are starting up, it can also be isolating but being in a network keeps you motivated and feeling like a part of a team.

Limit the numbers of people so that your team can help people connect properly. Tthere is nothing worse than an event with hundreds of people at it and you can’t move in the room or nobody can direct you to the person you desperately want to talk to. A small, personalised, well run, well thought out event will have far more value for the attendees. Try to host events that interest different groups so that people are likely to meet others with a shared interest or purpose at the event.

London Mice for companies in London who are involved in any aspect of meetings, events, conferences etc. local enterprise groups, Business Link, other regional support groups all of whom have businesses who would benefit from the support of the Food Network.

Our website and of course our clients ( one of whom referred us to this site)

An event manager at a big firm that we work with gave us a list of introductions to all her counterparts in other City firms…because I helped her with something small which she was trying to achieve.